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[Guillaume]

I sure hope something's planned in the UK for next fall 

[C418]

PLEAAAASE make a Tigjam in december!

PLEAAAAASE   

[Corpus]

Hah, you really enjoyed Berlin, huh?

Honestly, I don't know how much time I'll have available for organisation of a UK jam this year, just because I'm starting university in September/October and don't currently know for certain the exact demands that's going to be making on my time (especially since I won't even know which university I'm going to until I get my exam results on Aug 20th). I expect I'll be able to help out properly next year, once I know how it all works. This year, though, I doubt it.

I'm still up for helping out, if other people are doing the majority of the organising. We were talking about this in #tigirc, and it might even be better to have a team of multiple people working together, rather than just two - that way, the load would be spread, and everyone involved would have to devote less time while still getting the job done.

Also worth considering is finding an alternative location to London which would still be reasonably accessible to foreign chappies. London is really, really expensive. I mean really, really, really expensive. It could be that there might be a cockney equivalent of St Oberholz that would let us hold it there (I hear the café thing was appreciated). However, I'm not sure that the British, and particularly the Londonian attitude is one that would lend itself to a similarly fair agreement (that is, letting us stay there if we buy their stuff).

[György Straub]

throwing my 2 cents in the hat: in my line of work it's a widely accepted approach to hold trainings / events etc in community centres, church halls, etc., which at first might sound ridiculous in relation to a TigJam, but wait: it IS a relatively quiet environment after all, with no people wading in on our place. The network connection should not be too hard to arrange for either.

Then it only has to be placed carefully in terms of having sufficient choice of cafes/pubs/restaurants and supermarkets nearby so that instead of meddling with the hosts, everyone can just go and pick their own choice of refreshments. Without feeling guilty. Which we did, didn't we? Didn't we? No, we didn't.

The event not taking place in central London might further reduce the cost while not hindering accessibility (towns near airports & so, I'm just thinking aloud).

I'm gonna get down to finding out what does a church (etc.) cost for a weekend and let you guys know if something worthy of considering came up. (Phase two: the Apostolic Faith Mission of Independent Gaming)

[Terry]

Will definitely be going to this, whereever it is

There were a few mentions of Cambridge as a venue in Berlin, which makes a lot of sense - it's every bit as easy as London to get to from stansted airport, and being a studenty city it'll likely be a lot cheaper and easier to find a venue.

[Guillaume]

I'll be going to uni in Oxford next year, and I'd definitely like to contribute the organization of a TIG Jam: UK. Not doing it in London but in Cambridge (or Oxford!  ) sounds like a great idea to me.

[Corpus]

throwing my 2 cents in the hat: in my line of work it's a widely accepted approach to hold trainings / events etc in community centres, church halls, etc., which at first might sound ridiculous in relation to a TigJam, but wait: it IS a relatively quiet environment after all, with no people wading in on our place. The network connection should not be too hard to arrange for either.

Yeah, we looked at this last time, but didn't manage to find anywhere useful in London (though I'm sure there do exist places that could have been used). Still, it's worth looking, and it should be easier to find such a location outside of the capital.

I may also be able to help out considerably more with a Cambridge / Oxford jam. Like I mentioned, a lot depends on the grades I get two weeks from now.

Also, I believe Dock still lives in the Cambridge area, so we could exploit his connections

[Titch]

Will definitely be going to this, wherever it is

This.

I was kind of green when I went last year. 

Unfortunately I live out in the middle of nowhere in Hampshire, so I doubt theres much I can do to help with organisation. Oxford sounds great though.

[Corpus]

I live in Newcastle. As the saintly folks at Tesco advise us, every little helps.

At the minute, what everyone can help out with is just using the power of the internet to seek out potential locations

[Synnah]

As it happens, I live in Cambridge as well. If a Jam were held here, I'd finally have (practically) nothing standing in the way of my attending! Not being particularly good at organisation, I don't want to promise too much, but I know someone who's involved in organising gaming-related events. I can make some enquiries, if you'd like.

[Hideous]

If this is in December, I'm pretty sure I can come. I get more moneys once I'm 18, so (october!).

[Don Andy]

It took me way, way too long to figure out why a flight to London apparently only takes like 20 minutes, but the flight back about 2 hours.

[Hayden Scott-Baron]

It took me way, way too long to figure out why a flight to London apparently only takes like 20 minutes, but the flight back about 2 hours.

Because London is downhill!

[mirosurabu]

I'll be staying in UK following months. Therefore, this must happen.